NV NV - Steven T. Koecher, 30, Henderson, 13 Dec 2009 - # 7

[laytonian]

I clicked on all before so I went back to look. Are you talking about the adopt a pet link on there. under reviews.

Nope. I'm talking about the review itself.

 

[RubyRed]

Deanna's name is spelled wrong.

 

[laytonian]

Deanna's name is spelled wrong.

THANK YOU! :woohoo:

I've never heard her called "Deanna", only "Deanne".....but wouldn't you think that whoever wrote that page, would decide on a version and stick with it? Or spot the problem and fix it? Or be able to edit it?

IF that's a website that Steven wrote, I think it says more about him than almost anything else. Misspelled his mother's name.
Kinda makes you wonder how he wrote those articles for The Clipper without a **lot** of supervision and editing.

 

[RubyRed]

Check this out: under HC profile 14 . Awards from a banquet

Is this Steven using his first and middle name only? Not his last name.

2nd Steve Thell Davis County Clipper Bountiful’s Mr. Mac


http://utahspj.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html

 

[sbakker]

Based upon a TRUE story from some years back involving a friend in Utah who was in law enforcement. Two guys that he pulled over and arrested for transporting a truck load of marijuana from Vegas tom Denver. My friends story presents a distinct similarity to what may have happened to Steven. The scenario, one of SK friend, or someone he worked for, is involved in small time drug trafficing. SK friend or someone he worked for, arrainged for a truck or van,loaded with drugs to be driven from one destinatiion to another. Where thee drug smugglers had dropped the truck off, and where the friend had arrainged for Sk to pick it up.(contents of the vehicle unknow to SK) and for SK then to drive the truck to a place far from vegas(just a city for example) to like, Chicago, sacramento, Denver, etc. and drop the truck off at a pre-determined place in secrecy, where the smugglers would pay him a GREAT sum of money(great incentive for a few days work) and then fly him back to Vegas(example) Problem is, he was chosen for the job, by his friend, because of his single status, no close friends, desperate for work, naieve,etc. and when hehe arrived with the truck, rather than being driven to the airport, he was driven to a secluded spot, and maybe killed(hate to say that). The body being disposed far from his home. It happens too often.

I do not think Steven knew what he was delivering. There are places in the paper that say,"I need dishes delivered to my mom. if anyone is going to (for example) to Sacramento, if you could deliver, i will pay your gas and $2oo.oo."

People are often caught smuggling, and law enforcement finds out they were hired to deliver, furniture, glass items, etc. It happens.

Well, what do you all think? Am I crazy?

 

[Canyon1]

THANK YOU! :woohoo:

I've never heard her called "Deanna", only "Deanne".....but wouldn't you think that whoever wrote that page, would decide on a version and stick with it? Or spot the problem and fix it? Or be able to edit it?

IF that's a website that Steven wrote, I think it says more about him than almost anything else. Misspelled his mother's name.
Kinda makes you wonder how he wrote those articles for The Clipper without a **lot** of supervision and editing.

Not necessarily. Deanna could be her nickname, or perhaps Steven had a friend with the same name and just mistyped. I just don't get the impression that Steven is helpless and inept to that extent.

 

[carbuff]

THANK YOU! :woohoo:

I've never heard her called "Deanna", only "Deanne".....but wouldn't you think that whoever wrote that page, would decide on a version and stick with it? Or spot the problem and fix it? Or be able to edit it?

IF that's a website that Steven wrote, I think it says more about him than almost anything else. Misspelled his mother's name.
Kinda makes you wonder how he wrote those articles for The Clipper without a **lot** of supervision and editing.

Oh that. I was looking for something really hinky, like finding out SP was a hidden partner or GW was the supplier.

The whole site is not very impressive -- clunky design, insufficient information, the slideshow poorly integrated, implies you can order but no order form -- and the travel site is worse. So yeah, I have thought for quite a while there's a reason why his "career" has been on a downward curve. Just reached the end of what his father's influence could do for him.

 

[laytonian]

Based upon a TRUE story from some years back involving a friend in Utah who was in law enforcement. Two guys that he pulled over and arrested for transporting a truck load of marijuana from Vegas tom Denver. My friends story presents a distinct similarity to what may have happened to Steven. The scenario, one of SK friend, or someone he worked for, is involved in small time drug trafficing. SK friend or someone he worked for, arrainged for a truck or van,loaded with drugs to be driven from one destinatiion to another. Where thee drug smugglers had dropped the truck off, and where the friend had arrainged for Sk to pick it up.(contents of the vehicle unknow to SK) and for SK then to drive the truck to a place far from vegas(just a city for example) to like, Chicago, sacramento, Denver, etc. and drop the truck off at a pre-determined place in secrecy, where the smugglers would pay him a GREAT sum of money(great incentive for a few days work) and then fly him back to Vegas(example) Problem is, he was chosen for the job, by his friend, because of his single status, no close friends, desperate for work, naieve,etc. and when hehe arrived with the truck, rather than being driven to the airport, he was driven to a secluded spot, and maybe killed(hate to say that). The body being disposed far from his home. It happens too often.

I do not think Steven knew what he was delivering. There are places in the paper that say,"I need dishes delivered to my mom. if anyone is going to (for example) to Sacramento, if you could deliver, i will pay your gas and $2oo.oo."

People are often caught smuggling, and law enforcement finds out they were hired to deliver, furniture, glass items, etc. It happens.

Well, what do you all think? Am I crazy?

Nope. Not at all.

It makes sense, really. Whoever hired him, could have had him park where he did, telling him it's "safe" because it's not only in a decent community but in a one-off area not intruding on someone's personal space.

And the best way to make sure you don't get caught, is to eliminate the witness who you directed to park somewhere NOT at all connected to you.

I'd sure like to know if Steven picked up a speeding ticket anywhere.

 

[laytonian]

Oh that. I was looking for something really hinky, like finding out SP was a hidden partner or GW was the supplier.

Don't say "Oh that." I think it's darned hinky that someone misspells his mother's name .....or spells it differently twice in two sentences

The whole site is not very impressive -- clunky design, insufficient information, the slideshow poorly integrated, implies you can order but no order form -- and the travel site is worse. So yeah, I have thought for quite a while there's a reason why his "career" has been on a downward curve. Just reached the end of what his father's influence could do for him.

Yup. It just wasn't his thing, whether it was true journalism (The Clipper), or updating news stories on an online website (The Tribune);

We don't know if matchbin's software was a "fill in the blanks" thing, but whatever, it's not very good.

In fact, that website seems almost like a fake (demo). The address isn't far from us, we drive down that street often, and I don't remember seeing the place. (Of course, a place that offers only milk chocolate wouldn't entice us to pay much attention anyway.) I'll have to drive by next week, and see if it's a real business ... or ever was.

We've heard him speak, we've heard his song. Quite creative. BUT...the written word (and the ability to use it well) doesn't seem to have been his forte.

 

[Lato]

Check this out: under HC profile 14 . Awards from a banquet

Is this Steven using his first and middle name only? Not his last name.

2nd Steve Thell Davis County Clipper Bountiful’s Mr. Mac


http://utahspj.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html

Thanks for the idea...I googled steven thell and found an article written by a ST....

Special Ops: Company Trains Leaders - Steven Thell 03.27.06
Some of the most unique corporate training in the country can be found in Utah. Opsgear teaches team building through a variety of military scenarios with paintball guns. Already, many local businesses have jumped on board.
http://opsmedia.net/articles/editorials.php

 

[carbuff]

THANK YOU! :woohoo:

I've never heard her called "Deanna", only "Deanne".....but wouldn't you think that whoever wrote that page, would decide on a version and stick with it? Or spot the problem and fix it? Or be able to edit it?

IF that's a website that Steven wrote, I think it says more about him than almost anything else. Misspelled his mother's name.
Kinda makes you wonder how he wrote those articles for The Clipper without a **lot** of supervision and editing.

It's spelled both ways in at least one of the news articles: http://www.examiner.com/x-34328-Sea...-link-consider-Josh-Powells-use-of-rental-car

 

[seekingsusan]

So how is it actually supposed to be spelled?

 

[laytonian]

It's spelled both ways in at least one of the news articles: http://www.examiner.com/x-34328-Sea...-link-consider-Josh-Powells-use-of-rental-car

examiner.com's an aggregator, not a journalistic site; they merely take legitimate news stories, and cut/paste a "story" out of it....the salacious parts. So if someone spelled it one way in their news story and someone else spelled it another way, they're not going to care/notice.

That's the same site that used Fox13's half-literate jumble of SP/SK to create the rumor about the cases being linked.

While Deanna / Deanne may be formal or nicknames, you'd think the son would know the correct format.....or stick to just one. Which is my point.

 

[laytonian]

So how is it actually supposed to be spelled?

According to the family's Facebook page, it's Deanne.

The only times I've ever seen "Deanna" is on that Pa's Chocolate site, and the examiner.com cut/paste that carbuff pointed out.

 

[RubyRed]

Here is a story by Steve Koecher on kosher foods

http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=11074

 

[fasteddy4]

The death of Corey Haim got me to thinking. There's no reason to think that Steven might have been involved in transporting hardcore illegal drugs. Or even collecting money for an operation like that.

He might have been involved with people selling illegal prescription medication. That is a HUGE business. Oxycontin, Vicodin, etc. And it would explain if those dogs truly did not pick up any drug scent in his car. The dogs are probably not trained for prescription medication because so many people use those drugs for legitimate reasons. Heck, almost every car in the US would set those dogs off if that was the case. And it also might explain how Steven got involved in the first place. Technically they are "legal" drugs. These people are just selling them illegally. That he was involved a "legal drug" operation might have been enough to convince Steven that he wasn't involved in something totally immoral and horrendous.

 

[RubyRed]

Thanks for the idea...I googled steven thell and found an article written by a ST....

Special Ops: Company Trains Leaders - Steven Thell 03.27.06
Some of the most unique corporate training in the country can be found in Utah. Opsgear teaches team building through a variety of military scenarios with paintball guns. Already, many local businesses have jumped on board.
http://opsmedia.net/articles/editorials.php

Wonder if he felt like he was living in his Dad's shadow.(if that is him)

 

[laytonian]

Thanks for the idea...I googled steven thell and found an article written by a ST....

Special Ops: Company Trains Leaders - Steven Thell 03.27.06
Some of the most unique corporate training in the country can be found in Utah. Opsgear teaches team building through a variety of military scenarios with paintball guns. Already, many local businesses have jumped on board.
http://opsmedia.net/articles/editorials.php

That's a press release, rather than a news story. Since it's against standard journalism practices to write an ad disguised as a news story, that might explain why he didn't use his whole name.

opsgear.com may say it "originally appeared" in The Clipper, but it's not in their news archives....which go back a lot further than 2006.

 

[laytonian]

The death of Corey Haim got me to thinking. There's no reason to think that Steven might have been involved in transporting hardcore illegal drugs. Or even collecting money for an operation like that.

He might have been involved with people selling illegal prescription medication. That is a HUGE business. Oxycontin, Vicodin, etc. And it would explain if those dogs truly did not pick up any drug scent in his car. The dogs are probably not trained for prescription medication because so many people use those drugs for legitimate reasons. Heck, almost every car in the US would set those dogs off if that was the case. And it also might explain how Steven got involved in the first place. Technically they are "legal" drugs. These people are just selling them illegally. That he was involved a "legal drug" operation might have been enough to convince Steven that he wasn't involved in something totally immoral and horrendous.

True. Drug dogs don't ping on *all* drugs. Usually just what....pot and cocaine stashes? Heroin?

 

[laytonian]

Here is a story by Steve Koecher on kosher foods

http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=11074

Good job! That's the FIRST story I've found that he wrote for the Trib (at least he took the photo!).